Is there ANY other widget that does what Driving Distance does?

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Jerole

Asked on December 06, 2016 at 11:31 AM

I have a major love hate relationship with the Driving Distance calculator. When it is running - works great.

BUT it's up time is terrible.

(Add that to JotForm's downtime time as the holidays sweep in...ugh. I have had to repeat calculations over and over due to server lags.)

Is there ANYTHING else out there as an option? I even added a line to my order form that says if it's down accounting will calculate your fee and get back to you. Not good.

Unfortunately there is not other widget available similar to "Driving Distance" widget.

You should not have any trouble with the widget and it should work as expected. There is no downtime with form or any of the widgets. Can you please let us know what issue are you having with your form?

Have you embedded your form in your webpage? Please share the webpage URL and we will take a look.

We will wait for your response.

Thank you!

Jerole

Answered on December 06, 2016 at 01:14 PM

The form is on Jot Form's server. It will be there when launched. This is the second form I have used it on. Both were accessed directly from the form on your server. Both have the same issue of up one minute and down the next. Even clients have mentioned it

I have tested the Driving distance calculator and see that the widget is working correctly at my end.

I have checked your form and see that the Google API is not added in the widget. Could you try adding the Google API code to the widget and see if that works?

Let us know if you need any further assistance. We will be happy to assist.

Jerole

Answered on December 06, 2016 at 03:05 PM

I did not use one before, probably a good idea though. I did not even see it.

However - there are nearly 100 APIs in the Google library. How do I choose?

Jerole

Answered on December 06, 2016 at 03:24 PM

Okay, now I know I need more help. I tried going through Google's instructions, got a key, now the message "Opps something went wrong" is in the the address box

I am supposed to deploy this today and can't right now.

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Kiran

Answered on December 06, 2016 at 04:36 PM

I have tried adding my account API key in your form and see that it is working fine.

Were you using the correct API key? Please make sure that you are following the instructions by clicking on Get your key here link.

Once the API key is enabled from the Google webpage, please make sure that you are copying the key carefully nad use it in the widget.

Please check once again and let us know if you need any further assistance. We will be happy to assist.

Jerole

Answered on December 06, 2016 at 04:42 PM

I have tried 3 different Google keys, even a key generated by JotForm. All failed and locked the input box.

Jerole

Answered on December 06, 2016 at 04:56 PM

I am new to using an API, never had the need, never knew what it was. So I do not know if I am doing something right or wrong. I created a project using the Maps API highlighted, put in an authorization for fields required, and created credentials. I tried 3 and deleted one when it did not work. I tried 2 more times. nada.

Jerole

Answered on December 06, 2016 at 05:38 PM

I tried a different method through Google, the widget took the key, allows you to enter an address but does not do the calculations.

Jerole

Answered on December 06, 2016 at 06:00 PM

Okay, I rounded up 500 monkeys, put them in a room with 500 laptops, and one of them actually fixed it.

Ironically following Google's instructions had nothing to do with it. Sam (the lazy monkey) just kept hitting radio buttons.

Thanks for the encouragement. Not sure what I'm going to do with all these monkeys now.